Art sought; Rodgers & Hammerstein music; Scholarships available

FERNDALE — “For the Love of Reading” is an art exhibition at the Ferndale Public Library celebrating books and literature’s ability to inspire. Held in concurrence with “Ferndale Reads” and “The Day of Books and Roses,” artwork will be on display from early March to late April in the community meeting room and atrium at the library, 222 E. Nine Mile Road.

Art inspired by books, including illustrations, character portraits, re-imagined book covers and more will be included in the show.

Submissions in any variety of medium are encouraged, including photography, painting, drawing, relief prints, and sculpture.All the information needed to submit art for the exhibition can be found on the art page of the library’s website at ferndale.lib.mi.us/index.php/art.

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Inquiries and submissions can be sent to FPLArts@ferndalepubliclibrary.org. Entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. on Friday. Artists will receive notification of their submission status (accepted or declined) by Feb. 22.

Enjoy music of Rodgers & Hammerstein

ROYAL OAK — Enjoy the music program Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road.

The program will feature sopranos Diana Turner and Yana Levovna, baritone John DeMerell, and pianist Martin Mandelbaum. They will perform selections from “Oklahoma,” “South Pacific” and “The King and I.”

Registration is requested. Visit ropl.org or call the Adult Reference Desk at 248-246-3727 to sign up for this free program.

Credit union offers scholarships

FARMINGTON HILLS — Community Choice Credit Union, with seven branches located throughout Michigan, announced recently that its nonprofit foundation has made $100,000 available in scholarships to high school seniors in Michigan.

Eligibility is based on numerous factors including: a commitment to attend an accredited college in Michigan, a pledge to utilize each individual’s education to give back to Michigan communities, sufficient academic performance, and county of residence. Membership at the credit union is not required to apply for the scholarship.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is March 5. For additional information, or to apply, visit bit.ly/cccuscholarships.

Walmart program benefits nonprofits

DETROIT — The Walmart Foundation is currently accepting applications from Michigan nonprofit organizations for its annual State Giving Program, which awards grants twice a year to underserved populations in every state who need help.

In 2012, Michigan-based charities received $1.1 million from State Giving Program grants issued by the Walmart Foundation. Grants begin at $25,000.

Prospective grantee organizations must submit applications through the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program’s online grant application, available at walmartfoundation.org/stategiving. The deadline to apply is March 1.

The proposed use of the grant must fit within one of the Walmart Foundation’s core giving areas: hunger relief and nutrition, sustainability, women’s economic empowerment or career opportunity.

ROYAL OAK — Registered therapy dogs will be at the Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Saturday to listen to children read to them in a one-to-one setting. It is fun and helps improve reading skills because the dog listens attentively and does not judge, laugh or criticize.

Registration is required. Call the Youth Reference Desk at 248-246-3725 to sign up for a 20-minute time slot.

Zoological Society adds board members

ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoological Society has appointed Marvin Daitch, Virinder Moudgil, Robert Riney and Christopher Wigent to a three-year term on its board of directors.

Daitch, a Farmington Hills lawyer, is president of Daitch Realty Company. Moudgil is president and CEO of Lawrence Technological University. Riney is president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System. Wigent is superintendent of Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency.

The Detroit Zoological Society is a nonprofit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.

A look at the Underground Railroad

DETROIT — The Detroit Historical Society continues its free Scholar Series with Kimberly Simmons, chair of the Society’s Black Historic Sites Committee, who will discuss her ancestor’s escape from slavery through the Underground Railroad at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave.

Freedom seeker Caroline Quarlls is historically noted as the first documented Underground Railroad escapee through the state of Wisconsin in 1842. Quarlls was 16 years old when she escaped from St. Louis to Milwaukee via stagecoach. She then completed a 1,000-mile journey across the upper Midwest and found freedom by crossing the Detroit River to Windsor, Ontario.